This stock screen was originally published in the September 29, 2014 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of September 29:

The biggest IPO in history is currently hitting the market. Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba will raise more than $20 billion from investors when it goes public on the New York Stock Exchange, en route to an IPO valuation that would [...]

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Sept. 30 – On the last day of trading for the third quarter of 2014, BetterInvesting CEO Kamie Zaracki told CNBC “Closing Bell” hosts Mandy Drury and Bill Griffeth that the fourth quarter will be more of the same for her and her investment club: looking for quality [...]

I’m no tax expert, but I feel safe in saying that taxes will be a fact of life for a long time. Tax policies also will continually change at the local, state and federal level to make tax preparation a more critical task.

Chicago, for example, increased the monthly surcharge on telephones — both [...]

When you buy and sell securities like stocks and bonds, it’s important to review your trade confirmations, which you receive with every transaction. They contain key details about your trades. These include, among other things, the date and time of the transaction, the price at which you bought or sold a security and how [...]

The 64th annual BetterInvesting National Convention (BINC) has made its way to San Jose, Calif., in the heart of Silicon Valley. The event, scheduled for May 14-17, will be held at the DoubleTree San Jose.

Now is the time to register and take advantage of the BINC 2015 summer special reduced rate — [...]

This stock screen was originally published in the September 8, 2014 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of September 9:

We think the prospect of rising [interest] rates should not scare investors for two reasons. First, rates will only rise when the economy is growing more strongly. In addition to better overall indicators, second quarter sales growth for S&P 500 companies is on track to climb 4.3% from last year’s second quarter, the strongest [...]